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Recent advances in composite fuselage demonstration program for damage and health monitoring in Japan
Author(s) -
Takeda N.,
Tajima N.,
Sakurai T.,
Kishi T.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
structural control and health monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1545-2263
pISSN - 1545-2255
DOI - 10.1002/stc.68
Subject(s) - fuselage , composite number , structural health monitoring , actuator , structural engineering , engineering , smart material , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , composite material , electrical engineering
The Japanese Smart Material/Structure System Project started in 1998 with four research groups: (1) structural health monitoring; (2) smart manufacturing; (3) active/adaptive structures; and (4) actuator material/device development. Based on the above research accomplishment, two demonstrators were fabricated and tested in late 2002. This paper presents a summary of test results obtained in the damage detection and suppression composite fuselage demonstrator program where novel developed monitoring techniques such as small‐diameter optical fiber sensors were implemented in the composite structure. This damage detection and suppression composite fuselage demonstrator provided a solid foundation for more practical applications of structural health monitoring technology in advanced large‐size composite structures. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.